Hi gang, I need some recomendations. We are just getting DSL at the office and we're getting an ADSL line with 1 static IP. What I'm planning on doing is setting up a Linux router to use the line and have a web server on another machine with the Linux router forwarding port 80, and allow SSH to the router from the internet. I'll deal with that part later, but right now I need to know about the ADSL Modem. Qwest/Visi are providing the hardware and service, and they sent us an Actiontec R1520SU 4 port Router. From my first glance through the manuals it looks like this thing is it's own router/firewall (to set it up, you go to http://192.168.0.1 in any browser and enter your WAN IP in the config). Although the Windows setup allows your to plug in the router to a USB port and use it like an external modem/firewall. This makes it sound like it would be set up like this: LAN(192.168.1.?) --- (192.168.1.1 - eth0) Linux Router (192.168.0.? - eth1) --- (192.168.0.1) Actiontec Router (Internet IP) --- Internet My IDSL at home works just like a hub, so my internet IP is set on the Ethernet card that goes to the modem: LAN (192.168.0.?) --- (192.168.0.1 - eth0) Linux Router (Internet IP - eth1) --- Internet I looked at Best Buy and CompUSA for ADSL modems that would work like my IDSL at home, but they all seem to be firewall/routers. I googled for the router and Linux and came up with very little, so I'm wondering if it will work as a modem connected through USB on Linux. Does anyone have any experience with this router, or can anyone recommend a router/modem that would work better? Thanks all Chris Frederick _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list